magnesium sulfate

…mineral springs there (from which Epsom salts were named). Stoneleigh, which was developed from farm fields and woods in the 1930s, took its name from the Stone family, which had owned the land, and from a mansion that had been located on their property.

Magnesium sulfate, MgSO₄, is a colourless crystalline substance formed by the reaction of magnesium hydroxide with sulfur dioxide and air. A hydrate form of magnesium sulfate called kieserite, MgSO₄∙H₂O, occurs as a mineral deposit. Synthetically prepared magnesium sulfate is sold as Epsom salt, MgSO₄∙7H₂O. In…

…are complex; epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) is commonly sensed as bitter, while table salt (sodium chloride) is typical of sodium salts, which usually yield the familiar saline taste. Sweet and bitter tastes are elicited by many different classes of chemical compound.